From 1MDB appeal to billion-dollar civil claims: Najib’s legal battles continue despite conditional pardon

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has been granted the option to serve the remainder of his six-year SRC International Sdn Bhd case sentence under house arrest, scheduled to end by August 2028.

However, Najib still faces numerous other legal proceedings, including appealing a 15-year conviction in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case involving RM2.3 billion.

Additionally, he has been found liable in a civil case for losses incurred by SRC International and is involved in various legal and financial disputes, including a significant civil suit filed by 1MDB for US$5.64 billion.

Bankruptcy proceedings linked to unpaid tax arrears are also pending against Najib and his son.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The decision allowing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest does not bring an end to the other criminal and civil cases involving him.

The house-arrest arrangement concerns his six-year sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, involving the misappropriation of RM42 million. His sentence is scheduled to end on August 23, 2028.

However, Najib is still facing other legal proceedings, including his appeal against his conviction and 15-year prison sentence in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.

On December 26, 2025, the High Court convicted Najib on 25 charges involving abuse of his position to obtain about RM2.3 billion and money laundering offences linked to 1MDB.

The court sentenced him to 15 years in prison and imposed a RM11.4 billion fine. The court ordered that the 15-year sentence would commence after Najib completes his sentence in the SRC International case.

Najib filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence on December 29, 2025.

Meanwhile, in a separate civil case, the Kuala Lumpur High Court on March 31, 2026, found Najib liable for losses suffered by SRC International amounting to approximately US$1.3 billion.

The court found that Najib had breached his fiduciary duties, abused his position and misappropriated company funds for personal purposes.

The court allowed SRC International's claim for US$1.18 billion and ordered Najib to pay the amount, in addition to US$120 million which he had received from the company, bringing the total to approximately US$1.3 billion.

SRC International filed the civil suit in May 2021, initially naming Najib and six former directors as defendants.

The company subsequently removed the six former directors from the suit, leaving Najib and former SRC chief executive officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil as defendants.

A judgment in default was entered against Nik Faisal in 2021, leaving Najib as the sole defendant in the proceedings. Najib has also faced other criminal proceedings relating to SRC International and 1MDB.

Meanwhile, on June 20, 2025, the High Court discharged and acquitted him of three money laundering charges involving RM27 million belonging to SRC International.

The acquittals of Najib and former 1MDB chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy in the 1MDB audit tampering case stand after the Court of Appeal on September 12, 2023 struck out the two notices of appeal filed by the prosecution.

This followed the prosecution’s failure to file its petition of appeal within the stipulated time and to apply for an extension of time to file the petition.

In another case involving six charges of criminal breach of trust over RM6.6 billion in payments to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), Najib and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were also discharged and acquitted.

Separately, 1MDB has filed a civil suit amounting to approximately US$5.64 billion against Najib and six other individuals. The trial before Judicial Commissioner Mohamad Redzuan Idrus is scheduled to continue on March 15 next year.

The suit alleges, among other matters, breach of fiduciary and statutory duties, abuse of power, conspiracy and misappropriation of 1MDB funds.

Najib is also facing a RM42 million civil suit filed against him by SRC and its subsidiary, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd. The case was concluded on March 16 this year, and the parties are now making their oral submissions before Justice Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan.

Meanwhile, in bankruptcy proceedings involving Najib and his son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, the Court of Appeal on September 4 this year granted a stay of the proceedings against them.

The stay was granted pending the disposal of their appeals before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) over additional tax assessments issued by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

The bankruptcy proceedings stemmed from separate High Court decisions granting the IRB summary judgments against the father and son over unpaid tax arrears for the 2011 to 2017 assessment years.

The IRB is seeking to recover RM1.69 billion from Najib and RM37.6 million from Mohd Nazifuddin.

Both Najib and Mohd Nazifuddin failed in their appeals before the Court of Appeal and Federal Court to set aside the summary judgments. — Bernama

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马来西亚前总理拿督斯里纳吉·敦·拉扎克获准选择在家监禁，以完成其六年 SRC 国际有限公司案件的剩余刑期，刑期将于 2028 年 8 月结束。

然而，纳吉布仍面临许多其他法律诉讼，包括对涉及 23 亿令吉的 1MDB 一马发展有限公司 (1MDB) 案中 15 年的定罪提出上诉。

此外，他还被认定对 SRC International 遭受的损失负有民事责任，并卷入了各种法律和财务纠纷，其中包括 1MDB 提起的​​ 56.4 亿美元的重大民事诉讼。

纳吉布及其子还面临与未缴税款相关的破产诉讼。

吉隆坡，9月18日讯——允许前首相拿督斯里纳吉·敦·拉扎克在家软禁服完剩余刑期的决定，并不意味着涉及他的其他刑事和民事案件就此结束。

此次居家监禁安排与他在SRC国际有限公司案中被判处的六年刑期有关，该案涉及挪用4200万令吉。他的刑期预计将于2028年8月23日结束。

然而，纳吉布仍面临其他法律诉讼，包括就其在“一马发展有限公司”（1MDB）案中的定罪和 15 年监禁判决提出的上诉。

2025年12月26日，高等法院对纳吉布25项指控作出有罪判决，这些指控涉及滥用职权获取约23亿令吉以及与1MDB有关的洗钱罪行。

法庭判处他15年监禁，并处罚金114亿令吉。法庭命令，这15年刑期将在纳吉布SRC国际公司案刑满释放后开始执行。

2025年12月29日，纳吉布对定罪和量刑提出上诉。

与此同时，在另一起民事案件中，吉隆坡高等法院于 2026 年 3 月 31 日裁定纳吉布应对 SRC International 遭受的约 13 亿美元的损失承担责任。

法院认定纳吉布违反了其受托责任，滥用职权，挪用公司资金用于个人用途。

法院支持了 SRC International 提出的 11.8 亿美元的索赔请求，并命令纳吉布支付这笔款项，加上他从该公司收到的 1.2 亿美元，总额约为 13 亿美元。

SRC International 于 2021 年 5 月提起民事诉讼，最初将纳吉布和六名前董事列为被告。

随后，该公司将六名前董事从诉讼中移除，只剩下纳吉布和前SRC首席执行官尼克·费萨尔·阿里夫·卡米尔作为被告。

2021年，尼克·费萨尔因缺席判决而败诉，纳吉布成为该案的唯一被告。纳吉布还面临与SRC国际公司和1MDB相关的其他刑事诉讼。

与此同时，2025 年 6 月 20 日，高等法院撤销了对他的三项洗钱指控，这些指控涉及 SRC International 的 2700 万令吉。

2023年9月12日，上诉法院驳回了检方提出的两项上诉通知，纳吉布和前1MDB首席执行官阿鲁尔·坎达·坎达萨米在1MDB审计篡改案中的无罪判决维持不变。

此前，检方未在规定时间内提交上诉申请书，也未申请延长提交申请书的时间。

在另一起涉及向国际石油投资公司 (IPIC) 支付 66 亿令吉款项的六项刑事失信指控中，纳吉布和前财政部秘书长丹斯里莫哈末·伊尔万·塞里加·阿卜杜拉也被无罪释放。

此外，1MDB已对纳吉布及其他六人提起民事诉讼，索赔金额约为56.4亿美元。该案由司法专员穆罕默德·雷祖安·伊德鲁斯审理，预计将于明年3月15日继续开庭。

诉讼指控的罪名包括违反信托义务和法定义务、滥用职权、串谋和挪用 1MDB 资金等。

纳吉还面临SRC及其子公司Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd提起的4200万令吉民事诉讼。该案已于今年3月16日结案，双方目前正在法官拿督拉惹艾哈迈德·莫赞努丁·沙阿·拉惹·莫赞面前进行口头陈述。

与此同时，在涉及纳吉布及其子拿督莫哈末·纳兹夫丁的破产诉讼中，上诉法院于今年9月4日批准了对他们的诉讼中止令。

在税务特别专员 (SCIT) 对他们就内陆税收局 (IRB) 发出的额外税款评估提出的上诉作出裁决之前，暂缓执行。

破产程序源于高等法院的几项裁决，这些裁决授予了税务局针对这对父子未缴纳 2011 年至 2017 年评估年度税款的简易判决。

马来西亚内陆税收局 (IRB) 正在寻求向纳吉追回 16.9 亿令吉，并向莫哈末·纳兹夫丁追回 3760 万令吉。

纳吉和纳兹夫丁向上诉法院和联邦法院提出的上诉均被驳回，他们未能推翻简易判决。——马新社

有条件赦免后，少数支持者在纳吉布的 Langgak Duta 官邸外等候

金店主管典当价值176,200令吉的金条换取加密货币，被判入狱16个月。

马华公会感谢国王赦免纳吉，并承诺维护宪法至上。